Bishopsgate Station

Bishopsgate Station was a major railway terminus in the Whitechapel district of London. It was built as "Shoreditch station" in 1840, but it was renamed to "Bishopsgate" with the goal of drawing more city commuters by renaming it after the major thoroughfare in the heart of the financial district. Bishopsgate was closed to passenger traffic in 1875 and reconstructed between 1878 and 1880; it was converted into a goods station, and its old facade and side walls were completely removed. The new goods station opened in 1881, but a major fire on 5 December 1964 destroyed the station. The station was closed and its upper-level structures largely demolished, and the site became derelict during the next 40 years. From 2003 to 2004, the entire site was demolished, and it was replaced by Liverpool Street Station.